Section 72609 - Patient Rooms(a) Each patient room shall be labeled with a number, letter or combination of the two for identification.(b) Patients' rooms shall not be kept locked when occupied except in rooms approved by the Department for seclusion of psychiatric patients.(c) Only upon the written approval of the Department may any exit door, corridor door, yard enclosures or perimeter fences be locked to egress.(d) Patient rooms approved for use by ambulatory patients only shall be identified as follows: The words "Reserved for Ambulatory Patient" in letters at least 1.25 centimeters (one-half inch) high shall be posted on the outside of the door or on the wall alongside the door where they are visible to persons entering the room.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 72609
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.